Stocking.



A. M. ROEDELHEIMr STOCKING.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 21. 1911.

1,278,220. Patented Sept. 10,1918;

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Application as September 27, 1917. Serial No; 193,559.

To all whom it may concern I Be it knownthat I, ALFRED M. Ronnnn- HEIM,a citizen of the United States, reside ing at New York, in the county ofNew York and State of New York, have invented a certain new and usefulImprovement in Stockings, of which the following is a specification.This invention relates to has for its object to provide a new andimproved device of this description adapted foruse by men, women, andchlldren, and

garter.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, wherein--Figure 1 is a View of a mans stocking embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a sectional view taken along the line 22 of Fig. l;

Fig. 3 is a view showing the top of the stocking before the edges arebent Fig. 4 is a View showing the invention applied to aladys stocking.

Like numerals refer to like partsthroughout the several figures.

As illustrated in'the drawing I provide a stocking having a body portion1 and a top a rib-top, and which is connected with desired manner.

In Fig. 3 I have shown a top portion showing the full size when made. Ifth s is a rib portion, for example, it w ll be knit largerin diameterthan the body portion, as;

shown in this figure. Seams 3 are made at the proper distance from theedges, said seams being preferably in alinernent with the body portionof the stocking. These seams fasten the-two sides of the top portiontogether, and limit the opening for the leg. Any other method thansewing may be used to secure this result.

The edge sections 4: are then provided with eyelets 5 and are foldedover so as to overlap'a portion of the top, as" shown in Fi 1.

1% lace 6 is then passed through these eyelets and may be laced totighten the top of the stocking so as to hold it in position without agarter. 'lhe lace is preferably fastened to the stocking so as to alwaysbe attached thereto, and this may be done by point 7, or other manbyfastening it thereto in any be washed,

ner. When the stocking is to stockings, and

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. be mad the body portion in any the lace may be unlaced, but ispermanently attached to the stocking so that it wilLalso be washed andwill always be .in position for use. I prefer to cut the lower edges 8of the top portion at an angle as shown, and when the operator is sewingthe seams 3, such operator may also sew these edges. These corners maybe'left uncut or-inay be tucked in and sewed.

It will thus be seen that the top of the stocking is in a single piece,that nothing is cut away so as to expose the leg in any way, and thatthe edge sections 4 may have their edges to which the lace is attachedsubstantially parallel if desired, and that therefore a propertightening effect can be secured. By fastening the lace to the stockingit will be seen that I have here a selfcontained device which is alwaysready for use, which can be easily and quickly tightso as to be heldwithout theme of a garter, and which can e at very little additionalexpense, thereby saving not only the expense of the garter but theinconvenience and unpleasantness attending the use of the ordinarygarter, particularly the garters used by men which often come down andare exposed to view without the wearer knowing it.- The stocking may befull fashioned or seamless.

In Fig. 4 I have shown the device applied ED STATES PATENT onnrcn.

1n proper position to a ladys stocking without a rib top. It is 7possible, of course, that it may be applied to any form of stocking, andin the specification and claims where I use the word stocking 1 use thisterm broadly to cover all forms of hosiery.

When the stocking is made without a rib top the expense of machinerynecessary to make rib tops can thus be done away with, and also thelabor of transferring and attaching the rib top to the body portion.

1 have described in detail a particular construction embodying myinvention, but

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back and forth through said eyelets whereby the two opposite sides maybe drawn toward each other and secured in adjusted position. by suchlacing.

2. A stocking comprising a body portion, a top portion, said top portionbeing wider than the body portion, seams extending lon gitudinally alongsaid to portion near the outer edges thereof thee ge portions of the topsection being folded over so that their free edges are opposed, a lacingextending back and forth between said edge sections by means of whichthe edges may e drawn toward each other, said lace attached to thestocking so that when unlaced it will be held against removal.

- 3. A stocking comprising a body portion,

a top portion made of a single piece and wider than the body portion,seams extendmg longitudinally along said top portion near the edgesthereof, said seams substantially in alinement with the edges of thebody portion, the two ed e sections of the top portion having inclinlower ends, said edge sections folded over so that their free edges areopposed, and a lacing extending back and forth between said edges bymeans of which the edges may be drawn toward each other.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature in the presence of twowitnesses this 18th day of September 1917.

ALFRED M. ROEDELHEIMP Witnesses:

MINNIE M. LINDENAU, CHRISTINA DEANS.

